While initial radio traffic indicated the man may have broken his neck in the crash, Dean Street, a captain for the Mountain View department, said the man suffered a compound leg fracture just above his ankle and an unknown back injury.

The victim was airlifted to Denver Health, but his injuries were not deemed life-threatening.

Pischke said the man was flying an "experimental" motorized glider.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer confirmed Friday that his agency is investigating the crash of an unregistered paraglider at the Erie airport, but he said the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the cause, remain unknown.

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